Value Creation TV
We believe that an educated business owner is a successful business owner, but in a world of information overload it is hard to know where to focus your attention to get the best results.
Value Creation TV is a curated list of videos that have been selected to help you expose yourself to mental models that are useful in building value in your business and your life.
This list will be constantly evolving, so check back frequently for the best content we can find to guide you on your journey to success.
Topics
Habits
Your habits are the foundation for your success. The following video collections highlight some of the best mental models for how to successfully get rid of your bad habits and replace them with good habits.
James Clear
James Clear believes that, "the best way to change the world is in concentric circles: start with yourself and work your way out from there." He is best know for his best selling book
Atomic Habits which is highly rated as one of the best business books in 2018.
BJ Fogg
BJ FOGG, PH.D is the founder and director of the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford. In addition to his research, Fogg teaches Boot Camps in Behavior Design for industry innovators and also leads the Tiny Habits Academy helping people around the world. One of Fortune’s “10 New Gurus You Should Know,” he lives in Northern California and Maui. He has a new book, Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change Everything coming out this December. Having read all of his research that I can find, I will definitely add this to my collection.
Business Icons
There is much wisdom to be found in watching business icons related their unique insights on the world. Here are a few that I have learned from.
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs is best know for his role in creating Apple Computer. In many ways he never followed what he would refer to as the accepted "dogma" of business. There is much to learn from studying his life and business practices. The lessons are both good and bad which underscores the notion that great success comes with failures along the way.
Mastery
Mastery is about the journey to becoming the best version of yourself that you can be. It is an elusive goal because the better you become at what you are able to accomplish, the ability to achieve even more becomes visible. The foundation of success is to understand that it a journey not a destination. This is a key mental model for those who wish to maximize the prosperity they achieve.
Robert Greene
Robert Greene is the author of New York Times bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, Mastery, and The Laws of Human Nature. These books describe numerous mental models that contain many useful mental models to attain personal mastery.
Success
Success is what we all want to achieve. However we each have a personal definition of what success is. A common element of success is to have the freedom to pursue what gives us the most satisfaction out of life. There is a strong correlation between money and success. Money can buy you the freedom to use your time how you would like to spend it, rather than spending your time to acquire so that you can survive.
Dan Pena
Values Based Leadership
The idea that you should live life according to your values. As the leader of your company your values should provide direction, inspiration, and motivation that is ultimately expressed as the culture of your organization. Your life is more complete when you are living it in accordance with your values.
Richard Barrett
TED Talks
TED talks are a rich resource for expanding your perspective by listening to some of the greatest speakers in the world. This collection focuses on the topics of Motivation and Success.